Federal employment is typically viewed as a pretty great deal. You get a pension, lots of holidays those corporate types never get, and an eight-hour work day that somehow feels like seven. You also a bunch of unplanned time off when the cronies on Capitol Hill fight, which could quickly…
Update: They sold out in 5 minutes. We told Alice to have it at AAC but no one ever listens to us. Tickets for Meat Fight went on sale at 10 a.m. this morning. The third annual event, with a guest-judging appearance from Nick Offerman, goes down at Four Corners…
While most of us are partial to the stories inside our beer bottles, sometimes what’s on the label is pretty interesting, too. So we surveyed a few craft breweries in North Texas to learn a little more about the stories behind their labels, starting with one of the most popular…
It’s not a stretch to compare our desire for chips and salsa to an addict’s lust for his drug of choice. We know they do us no good, and yet we pine. They seduce us with their golden sheen, glistening in the dim lighting of our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant. We…
The transformation of the old Village Marquee space will be completed with the opening of Toko V on Thursday. The renovation and re-branding marks the third attempt to open a successful restaurant in the space in less than three years. Earlier this August, the downstairs half of the renovation was…
Watching Anthony Bourdain talk Frito pie with the camera on his latest episode of Parts Unknown, you knew things were about to get ugly. He quoted The Boss’ “Blinded By The Light,” but the “deuce” he referenced in describing the loose chili dropping from a ladle into a bag of…
Hypnotic Donuts has a unique way of taking simple ideas and making them eccentric. Multiple cases in point include billboard signs, doughnut burgers, an eating contest that involves a dance with the devil and even a guerilla warfare fritter. See Also: Interview with James St. Peter of Hypnotic Donuts In…
Chef Nicole Gossling has been bringing farms to tables for several years in Dallas. The vegetarian from Carrollton attended culinary school in San Francisco, but she landed a job as a corporate trainer at BJ’s Brewhouse, where she spent her days training people on the fine science of preparing food…
One text or call could wreck it all, according to distraction.gov, a site that warns of the dangers of using a cellphone while driving. Eating and drinking are also listed as dangerous habits on the site, along with reading, adjusting your radio and grooming. And yet, amidst all this danger,…
I never expected freeze-dried food would cross my path as a food critic. I was in Park City, Utah for this year’s Association of Food Journalists conference recently, and food storage was the topic of one of the scheduled discussions. I was hoping the presentation would feature a cute old…
People came out in droves to Greek Fest at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church over the weekend, to drink Greek beer, eat Greek-inspired food and celebrate the recent arrival of fall. In addition to the same dishes that have typically been served at the annual event, sliders stuffed with slices…
On Sunday evening as most people in the universe were watching a chemist rig a gun in his trunk, the West End Pub was preparing for its very own finale. After 25 years of business in the West End, the self-described “neighborhood pub without a neighborhood” shut the doors for…
Often when you go out to eat, your meal is simply viewed as a necessary means of sustenance — a vehicle for nutrition on the days you can’t even muster the energy to push the buttons on your microwave to conjure food from a frozen box. Days like these your…
Meat Fight is an annual celebration of meat, meat, and meat that raises money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). The event started just three years ago as a back yard barbecue, then graduated to a bigger space that would allow for more meat for more meatheads last year…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
I’ve levied a lot of expectation on Savor, the new restaurant that opened last on Klyde Warren Park. Those desires have less to do with the Savor on its own, and more to do with the collective draw that a group of restaurants and attractions can create when they’re tightly…
It’s hard not to get a little excited about the prospect. Uni — the sex organs of sea urchins — may be one of the most delicious things you can encounter at the sushi bar, provided it’s fresh. It offers a creamy, briny flavor that’s rich and satiating, and a…
Klyde Warren Park’s first official restaurant, Savor, has opened its doors to the public. Sort of. The restaurant, which calls itself a “modern gastropub,” is currently serving dinner, but plans to open for lunch in the next month or so. Savor (along with Relish, the restaurant’s smaller, more casual sibling)…
You’re likely going to have one of two reactions to the new Texas Discovery Biergarten at the State Fair of Texas. You might be genuinely excited by some new options. After all, nothing cries out anti-fair like a spinach salad with dried fruit. On the other hand, if you’ve just…
Right now, it’s three walls, a roof and a lot of rubble. But next year, the empty space between The Slip Inn and Form, near The Pearl Cup off Henderson Avenue, will be home to Black Forest Biergarten, a German-style beer garden owned by Blake and Di Ann Bogus. “We’re…
Whip out your club card (or haul ass past the greeter), because Sam’s has a sweet deal for you. Well, it’s not so much sweet as it is oaky and a little like drinking fire. Or gasoline. Or gasoline on fire. The Huffington Post, MSN and others picked up on…
A Saturday morning in September found me standing in a large white suit with thousands of honey bees politely buzzing just inches from my face.
